Planning and Purchasing Specialist

A multinational company in the building materials industry is expanding its team and is looking for a Planning and Purchasing Specialist.

Requirements

• University degree in economics;

• Min. 5 years’ experience in production planning, supply chain;

• Strong knowledge related to planning and purchasing processes;

• Very good command of English language (written and spoken);

• Strong analytical and organizational skills;

• Ability to work independently with team player mindset;

• Good communication and cooperation skills;

• Flexible and able to work under pressure;

• Act as a problem solver;

• Advanced knowledge and use of MS Office (Excel, Word, Power Point);

• Experience in SAP (MRP Planning and Execution SAP, especially production planning, in order to calculate quantities of raw material and components required for upcoming production);

• Driving license;
  

Responsibilities

• Planning and purchasing of raw materials, packaging materials and other products according to defined ordering points;

• Ensure optimum levels of inventory (establish reorder points, monitor stock level, minimize surplus or obsolete inventory);

• Continuous control and optimization of material planning;

• Work closely with purchasing/procurement to ensure raw materials are ordered and delivered according to production lead time;

• Actively adjust schedules in response to equipment breakdowns, material shortages or sudden shifts in customer demand;

• Maintaining/updating price and conditions in the SAP system

• Checking invoice deviations and clearances together with supplier;

• Register, review and process supplier claims;

• Maintaining of MRP parameters in the system and define the working parameters in case of new/existing materials;

• Conduct supplier evaluation according to company standards and improve supplier performance;

• Regular tracking and reporting of relevant KPI’s.

• Maintain material master data management;

• Reporting obligations regarding the packaging materials placed on the market.